The first authoritative account concerning the lack of conflict in the Nordic region, this text evaluates why the area is more peaceful than the rest of Europe and whether there is a lesson to be learned from the area. Looking at cases where parts of the Nordic area have started to break away from the others and how this was achieved without violence, it also explores the settlement of demarcation disputes. By using this region as an example for the rest of Europe, this book tests the hypothesis of the Nordic Peace using a number of approaches including historical, political science, peace research, sociology and law. This highly insightful piece of research is relevant for courses in international relations and European studies.
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| The Nordic Region and Northern Waters |
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The Case of Norway and Sweden |
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Denmark's Peaceful Release of Iceland |
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The Faroe Islands: The Birth of a New Microstate? |
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Greenland and the Challenges for the Danish Realm |
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The Icelandic-Norwegian Maritime Conflicts |
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112 | (23) |
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Schleswig/Slesvig and the Minority Question |
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135 | (22) |
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The Language Issue in Finland |
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157 | (14) |
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The Non-Autonomous Minority Groups in the Nordic Countries |
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171 | (27) |
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Sia Spiliopoulou Akermark |
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Norden Beyond Security Community |
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Clive Archer, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Pertti Joenniemi, Copenhagen Peace Research Institute, Denmark Contributors: Clive Archer, Magnus Ericson, Gunnar Karlsson, Lise Lyck, Pertti Joenniemi, Hakan Wiberg, Tore Henriksen, Jorgen Kuhl, Henrik Stenius, Lauri Hannikainen, Sia Spiliopoulou Akermark.
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